GSCI 104: Picturing Bugs

Course Topic: Scientific Perspectives

GSCI 104 is about experiencing science. In this three-day class, we will be taking a fast spin through -how to tell apart basic groups of bugs (e.g., butterflies v. beetles v. dragonflies)-how to do an experiment-how to take pictures of small critters

Meeting Days, Times, and Place

This class is offered each week during the two summer sessions. Days, times, and meeting places vary each week, so please see MyMadison.

Three-Day Class

Real Science

Which beans do the female bean beetles prefer?

Day 1

-We will learn how to do an experiment (using beetles)-We will learn how to tell apart basic groups of bugs (e.g., butterflies v. beetles v. dragonflies)-We will learn to use microscopes so we can see bugs

Field Trip

Belostomatid bug, too giant to fit.

Day 2

Field Trip!! -We will leave when class begins and return by the time class ends. -We will practice "catch and release" of bugs and observe critters in their natural habitats.